Christmas Tag

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends. Everyone who reads this is tagged. I'd love to get to know more about you. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I like to wrap and add ribbons with bows.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Love real especially the smell but artificial is more practical.
3. When do you put up the tree? Usually after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? Around New Years
5. Do you like eggnog? I like it but I don't crave it.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Baby dolls
7. Hardest person to buy for? My in laws.
8. Easiest person to buy for? The unborn baby boy. ;) Names??
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, it was my grandma's
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail, it's more personal to me.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I don't think I've ever been disappointed.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I have always love "White Christmas."
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I like to look for things all year except I forget that I have them. Then I find them the next March. Oops, sorry it's late. :)
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes, we play a white elephant game every year and some of the funnest gifts are the rewraps.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Peppermint Candy Cane Ice Cream, Curse you Dreyers!!! ;)
16. Lights on the tree? Yes, love white lights.
17. Favorite Christmas song? I love all the songs. I just love this time of year.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel the Salt Lake Valley. Uggg...I really dread that part.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixon, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blixon but do you recall, the most famous reindeer of all. Rudolf the Rednose Reindeer. Sorry, it's the only way I know.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? It depends on what I have.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We open PJ's on Christmas Eve. If we get back from part of our Salt Lake Valley travels in time.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Commericalism
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I love snowmen with white lights and red accents on a green tree.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Round steak with mushroom gravy, real mashed potatoes, rolls, veggies, fruit, jello and desserts galore.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Peace between Calvin and and I year round.
26. What is your New Years resolution? I have to ponder about this still. I'll let you know after the Ward Christmas party is over.

Baby clothes

There are some pretty darn cute baby clothes out there. I've been looking around a bit because my stuff is six years old and has been passed around the cousins. I have to say that I love blue and brown together. Darling!!!! I couldn't pass up this Calvin Klein multi-pack.
I would love to buy everything new. Obviously I can't but wouldn't it be so fun. I would love to redo a whole nursery with all new furniture, clothes, toys, etc... The reality of it is that it would be too much work and money.

Anyways, I have to say that I am starting to feel good about all of this. I was still pretty leary but I think everything will be just fine. Brian thinks I've been a little too negative but I just don't think I could handle it if anything went wrong. So I will officially say that I am getting very hopeful and excited. I can't wait to have a cute, messy, sweet, silly and absolutely enjoyable little kiddo around again. Atleast until he starts talking back...about 2 years, right? ;)

Here it is Jen...

Ok Jen, here is your pic. I so need to wear make up or get a really good photo shop. Seriously, I finally after six months got my hair cut last night. My question for everyone is "Who do you have do your hair and what do you pay?"

I've had a few horrible experiences over the years from hair dressers. I've had one lady cut the underneath layer by my neck ultra short and not tell me. I found out about it when it grew in. The last one told other people that they didn't want to cut my hair anymore because they were afraid that Calvin would hurt her son. What??? He hadn't hurt him before.

My most favorite lady was Kathy. She used to live a few houses away and she was very expensive but so worth it. She did what was best for me and she pampered me....ahhh. I miss her!!!

It's a.......

BOY!! Everything looked great. I will have my 20 week full ultrasound later but for now we were able to see the needed parts. Calvin and Brian are so excited to be adding to the male count in our house. Brooklyn's worried about having another brother to pull her hair. That's what she told the doctor. I'm just excited that it seems to be going well and that we will actually make it to the end. :)

Today's the day....

we find out what the gender is. Wish me luck for a very cooperative baby. :)

California

We decided to surprise our kids with a trip to CA a few weeks ago. It was so much fun. We actually blitzed CA. We did as much as we could in six days. We spent 3 days in Disneyland, 1 day at Universal Studio's, 1 day at San Diego Zoo and 1 day at Sea World. It was so much fun.

Disneyland

San Diego Zoo

Sea World

Tagging

I am so proud: I have been awarded the "I Love Your Blog" award by Jen!! So I get to try to answer these questions in one word. It will be very tricky, but don't worry...we'll get through this together.

1. Where is your cell phone?charging
2. Where is your significant other? work
3. Your hair color? Brown
4. Your mother? lovely
5. Your father? wonderful
6. Your favorite thing? Running
7. Your dream last night? strange
8. Your dream/goal? patience
9. The room you're in? bedroom
10. Your hobby? soccer
11. Your fear? war
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? healthy
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. What you're not? zitless
15. One of your wish-list items? babies
16. Where you grew up? Utah
17. The last thing you ate? Soup
18. What are you wearing? pj's
19. Your TV? pokemon
20. Your pet? cat
21. Your computer? pc
22. Your mood? content
23. Missing someone? Katja
24. Your car? clean
25. Something you're not wearing? contacts
26. Favorite store? ????
27. Your summer? wonderful
28. Love someone? Many
29. Your favorite color? olive
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? hormones ;)

I award the following all my blogging people with the "I love your blog award" and in so doing tag them to complete the above questions.